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Table 2 Description of piglet growth performance by farm

From: An epidemiological investigation into the association between biomarkers and growth performance in nursery pigs

Farm

Age at weaning (days)

Weight at weaning (kg)

9-wk BW (kg)

ADG (g/day)

1a

26.7 ± 1.19

6.19 ± 1.54

21.9 ± 3.24

399 ± 62.4

2a

22.7 ± 3.36

6.41 ± 1.70

17.4 ± 4.31

267 ± 77.0

3a

34.4 ± 7.16

8.93 ± 2.00

21.0 ± 3.47

334 ± 72.4

4

28.3 ± 1.06

6.71 ± 1.88

22.2 ± 4.52

306 ± 65.0

5

30.9 ± 2.92

7.95 ± 1.81

20.2 ± 4.32

360 ± 97.1

6

18.7 ± 0.49

7.04 ± 1.51

22.6 ± 3.01

340 ± 47.5

7

26.1 ± 0.74

8.19 ± 1.82

23.0 ± 4.70

387 ± 143.9

8a

22.4 ± 1.96

5.81 ± 1.30

17.9 ± 3.20

296 ± 55.5

Mean

26.4 ± 5.59

7.16 ± 1.96

20.7 ± 4.31

336 ± 83.2

  1. BW body weightm, ADG post-weaning average daily gain.
  2. aGene expression analysis was performed on liver tissue from the piglets originating from these farms.